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- Los Angeles County Targets Retail Theft With New Warning Programby Jill McLaughlin on 2025-05-17 at 4:19 AM
Yellow window decals with QR codes will be made available for local stores to help deter thieves.
- 2 Dead and at Least 3 Injured in Las Vegas Gym Shooting, Police Sayby The Associated Press on 2025-05-17 at 3:59 AM
LAS VEGAS—A shooting inside a Las Vegas gym Friday afternoon left two people dead, including the suspect, and injured at least three others, police said. One person was killed at the Las Vegas Athletic Club on the city’s west side as gunfire erupted, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said. Officers shot the suspect,
- Man Who Stabbed Author Salman Rushdie on Stage Sentenced to 25 Years in Prisonby The Associated Press on 2025-05-17 at 3:59 AM
MAYVILLE, N.Y.—A man who attacked Salman Rushdie with a knife in front of a stunned audience in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, stood quietly as the judge pronounced the sentence. He did not deny attacking Rushdie, and when he was
- At Least 7 Dead and Widespread Damage Left in Wake of Severe Midwest Stormsby The Associated Press on 2025-05-17 at 3:58 AM
ST. LOUIS—At least seven people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including at least one possible tornado swept through Missouri. The storms were part of a severe weather system Friday that caused severe damage in Missouri, spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, left hundreds
- Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Quickly Deport Illegal Immigrants to Countries Not Their Ownby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-05-17 at 2:31 AM
A U.S. district judge’s May 7 ruling ordered that illegal immigrants first be given notice and a chance to seek protection.
- Why ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ Stalled, and What’s Nextby Arjun Singh, Nathan Worcester on 2025-05-17 at 2:18 AM
The reconciliation budget has hit a rough patch in the House as moderate and conservative Republicans fight for differing priorities.
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s $11 Billion Public Health Grant Cutsby Tom Ozimek on 2025-05-16 at 11:46 PM
The administration argued the pandemic-era grants were no longer needed while plaintiff states argued that the cuts were illegal and hurt public health.
- Moody’s Strips US of Final AAA Rating Over Rising Debt, Interest Costsby Tom Ozimek on 2025-05-16 at 11:24 PM
In its downgrade decision, Moody’s cites mounting debt and skepticism over deficit reduction.
- Even With Trump’s Orders, an Uncertain Future for Pennsylvania’s Coal Minersby John Haughey on 2025-05-16 at 11:00 PM
While federal support may keep some power plants open, natural gas, steel uncertainty, and population decline are the main threats to Monongahela Valley coal.
- SCOTUS Extends Block on Alien Enemies Act Deportations; House Panel Votes Down ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ | Capitol Reportby Steve Lance on 2025-05-16 at 10:56 PM
The Supreme Court makes a decision on the Alien Enemies Act. What does it mean for the Trump administration’s deportation efforts? House Republicans hit a setback in passing President Donald Trump’s massive package on tax and immigration, or what he calls the “big, beautiful bill.” Fiscal hawks want deeper cuts to Medicaid, threatening to derail
- Newsom’s Revised Budget Slashes Funding Amid $12 Billion Deficitby Kimberly Hayek on 2025-05-16 at 10:38 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on May 14 laid out the revised budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, compensating for a $12 billion deficit. During his speech, Newsom said the state anticipates $16 billion in tax revenue losses largely as a result of President Donald Trump’s policies—including tariffs—which he said are attacking California’s “growth engines” and
- House GOP Faces Setback on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’; Former FBI Director Comey Under Fire for Controversial Postby Tiffany Meier on 2025-05-16 at 9:56 PM
House Republicans hit a setback in passing President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Fiscal hawks are pushing for deeper Medicaid cuts—a move that’s threatening to derail Republican leadership’s self-imposed Memorial Day deadline. Former FBI Director James Comey is under investigation for a controversial social media post. Several officials have condemned the post, saying it appeared
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- Ex-FBI Director James Comey interviewed by Secret Service over controversial '86 47' social media poston 2025-05-16 at 10:45 PM
Comey was reportedly interviewed at the Secret Service's field office in Washington, D.C.
- BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Trump from deporting Venezuelan gang members under Alien Enemies Act in 7-2 rulingon 2025-05-16 at 8:41 PM
Dissenting were Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
- AfroTech report blames Trump cuts to DEI programs for major job losses for black womenon 2025-05-16 at 8:21 PM
Afrotech claimed the decline in black women's "employment is partially attributed to the decline in […]
- Border Patrol sees 44% spike in applications after Trump elected: reporton 2025-05-16 at 7:51 PM
Under Biden, CBP morale was such a bad issue at CBP that the agency hired a "suicidologist" in 2021.
- DOJ to bring charges against Rep LaMonica McIver over Newark ICE facility incident: reporton 2025-05-16 at 7:32 PM
Interim US Attorney Alina Habba could announce the charges as soon as Friday, and McIver may turn […]
- Los Angeles approves $30 minimum wage for airport, hotel workerson 2025-05-16 at 7:10 PM
"My concern remains that we are on a path to having the highest-paid unemployed workforce in the […]
- Kennedy Center staffers to unionize after Trump made chairmanon 2025-05-16 at 6:26 PM
The staffers are calling the union the “Kennedy Center United Arts Workers."
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- We Have the Audio: Damning 2023 Biden Cover-Up Exposed - Stunning Cognitive Collapse Caught on Recording
A political news outlet has published a damning report on former President Joe Biden's cognitive decline, complete with a clip from an audio recording of an infamous interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Axios reported Friday that the recordings indicate Biden "struggled to recall when his son died, when he...
- More Winning: Producer Price Drop Shatters All-Time Record, Defies 'Experts' Who Predicted Price Rise
The Producer Price Index fell unexpectedly last month, defying economists' expectations that President Donald Trump's tariff policy would increase costs. The PPI is a measure of the average change in prices for U.S. producers of goods and services, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Wall Street Journal reported...
- Kash Patel Breaks Major News About FBI HQ During Fox Interview: 'I Didn't Know I Was Going to Do This'
The FBI will be on the move soon, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel said that the FBI will be leaving the J. Edgar Hoover Building and that FBI agents will be increasingly located outside of Washington, D.C. “Look, the FBI is 38,000 when we’re fully manned, which we’re...
- Secret Service Interviews James Comey in Washington, DC: Report
The Secret Service has interviewed former FBI Director James Comey about a social media post critics have said was tantamount to a call to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to multiple media reports. In a Friday evening post on social media platform X, Fox News reporter Bill Melugin wrote, “Comey...
- Historic Antebellum Mansion Destroyed in Massive Blaze - Investigation Underway
A Louisiana mansion dating from 1859 was destroyed by fire Thursday. Most of the main building at the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, south of Baton Rouge, went up in smoke, according to the Advocate, which noted its historic white columns and most of the rest of the structure were...
- Rock Band Star's Wife Shot by Police, But Did She Fire First?
Rock star wife and bestselling author Jillian Shriner pleaded not guilty to felony charges Tuesday after a shooting incident with police in April. Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Shriner -- the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner -- with willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, and...
- Cause of Death for Veterinarian Found Dead After Viral Horse Abuse Video: Animal Euthanasia Drugs in His System
Shawn Frehner, the Nevada veterinarian found dead in April after a viral video appeared to show him abusing a horse, likely committed suicide, officials said on Wednesday. The Office of the Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner determined that Frehner died by drowning, according to KTNV-TV in Las Vegas. He...